Swallow one's breath

Swallow one's breath

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ NQ ì t ū NSH ē ng, which means no breath, no sound. It's about fear. It comes from "Wei Wen for the king of Runan".

Idiom explanation

Not breathing, not making a sound. It's about fear.

The origin of Idioms

In the collection of Arts and culture, Volume 58 quoted Liang Ren Xiaogong's "calling Wei Wen for King Runan" in the Southern Dynasty: "Guandong is handsome, Hebei is a talented man, his family is ruined, his family is drowned, his breath is swallowed, and his ambition is to complain." According to the Dunhuang Bianwen collection, Vimalakirti Sutra Bodhisattva pinbianwen: "those who preach are ashamed, while those who are shy are full of fear. They are quiet in the meeting and swallow their breath."

Idiom usage

Zhang yanghao's "zhaierling: going to Zhan Shicheng" Song: "if you can't get what you want, you can't get what you want."